stay gRounDeD about tone

“What musicians actually need is just stuff that’s going to work and can be changed,” tech Chris Lawson (who has worked with everyone from Robert Plant to Kate Bush) argues. “There’s a lot of nonsense talked about gear – a lot of marketing speak. But, after 15 minutes at full volume on stage you cannot tell the difference between cables. I’m open to anything and will listen with an open mind, but the geek in me can only go so far these days. I just want something to work and to play. I’m not a Luddite, but it needs to work.”